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Old Jul 9, 2016 | 8:34 pm
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Originally Posted by glock34
I'm in these airports a lot. They are total peers for your purposes when things go smoothly. LAX has nicer clubs and PHX is a bit easier gate-to-gate.

But when things go to hell, LAX is an nightmare of unbelievable proportions. In my experience things go to hell less often in PHX, things are generally more on time, and things recover more quickly when there are problems.

I'd go through PHX unless you need to take a shower during the layover. You're going to need those nice clubs at LAX when things go south, if you are lucky enough to avoid a gate hold.
Same. I've misconnected I think only two times in the past five years or so on PHX connections out of over 50 there. I easily made all 14 last year through PHX. I have missed 4 of my last 12 connections at LAX, and I usually try to use it just for trips to and from LA - not for connections.

Still, going from the SF Bay Area to Vegas, just take one of the many non stops. There's no reason to triple (or worse) the time to get there by going through LAX or PHX.
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